Compression anastomoses in colorectal surgery: A review

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 187-199

  Zbar, A P ^a   Nir, Y ^b   Weizman, A ^b   Rabau, M ^c   Senagore, A ^d  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NiTi Surgical Solutions   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofragmentable anastomotic ring; ColonRing; Compression anastomosis; Nitinol; Shape memory alloys; Sutureless anastomosis

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; FOLINIC ACID; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; HYDROXYPROLINE; NITINOL; POLITEF; STEROID;

ANASTOMOSIS; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPRESSION COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS; ELASTICITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HAND SUTURE ANASTOMOSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE ANASTOMOSIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEDICAL DEVICE; NONHUMAN; RECTUM ANASTOMOSIS; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALLOYS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANIMALS; COLON; HUMANS; RECTUM;

EID: 84863429296     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: 1128045X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-012-0825-6     Document Type: Review

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